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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › Wales › South East Wales › Caerphilly Getting here
51.61557, -3.17746
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 285m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 285m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker +113 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Azure Damselfly, Southern Hawker +113 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Heath Star Moss, Springy Turf-moss, Cherry Laurel +24 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Heath Star Moss, Springy Turf-moss, Cherry Laurel +24 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cambrian Way Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Rhymney River Circular Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney River Circular Local walking route
Show on map Forge Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref Rhymney Valley Ridgeway Walk Regional walking route
Show on map 142 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 47 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 47 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map Link to NCN 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Aber Valley Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 475 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 465 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 465 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cafall Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Round trip
Show on map Twrch Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
2,518 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,518 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Robin · Blackbird · Dunnock +34
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 12 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Field Grasshopper · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2025
Greater Horntail Wasp Urocerus gigas2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025
Dromius quadrimaculatus Dromius quadrimaculatus2025 